My PLN Couros, G. (2016, September 15). The networked teacher [Diagram]. Retrieved from https://georgecouros.ca/blog/archives/tag/the-networked-teacher Purpose: Connect to fellow educators and generate more ideas for using technology in the classroom. Collate tools, resources and materials to support my teaching Keep abreast of trends and pedagogy in anticipation of future appointments …
Twitter I will be honest and say that I tend to use Twitter for entertainment; finding out about my favourite TV shows, Movies and authors. When I get home I like to switch off and so ‘education’ hasn’t been a focus of mine for using Twitter. My friend in …
Summary of Results from TPI After completing the Teaching Perspective Inventory, my results came out as shown in the graph: Results indicated that I was dominant in Apprenticeship and recessive in Social Reform. My back-up was Developmental. I scored equally for Transmission and Nurturing. I had high High internal …
Problem Identification For this assignment, I identified the issue that students wanted more experience with financial literacy and opportunities to apply these skills in real-life contexts. To help me explore how I can use digital tools to support this, l used The University of British Columbia’s draft planning tool …
Checklist After reading the literature for this week, I created the following short 5 point checklist to help me evaluate the suitability of new digital tools for the course I am currently teaching (Careers and Digital Communications 11) Checklist Does the digital tool allow students to… Save/import or embed their …
Experience of congruence: Description of a good or bad example Google Certified Educator Level 1 Last year, in order to develop my expertise in Google, I took the Google Certified Educator Level 1. I found this to be a good example of congruence in education. From the onset it clearly …
What Do You Think About Digital Literacy? Activity: Students have been working on networking and creating their ‘brand’. In preparation for an up and coming panel interview with a member of the community, students will design their own business card to present at the interview. How does it develop digital …
Technology Help In the UK I barely used technology other than PowerPoint and YouTube to support lessons. However, with my current job I was really thrown in the deep end and had to learn a lot of technology and fast. This past year alone I have to learn and use …
The course I am currently teaching is Careers and Digital Communications 11. It is a blended learning approach with about 70% of my time now spent in face-to-face instruction and the remaining 30% online. However, when teaching online I am always visible on the large screen and there is always …
Describe and discuss one or two elements from the Bates chapter that allowed you to think deeper about your past or present teaching. Recorded lectures and YouTube developed in the 2000s and served to support that oral communication remains as strong as ever. In the UK, I was Head of …
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